How do I integrate server adverts into my mod? Like I want to have messages at the bottom right saying "Visit our website".

This is typically done as a hud element. You would have to add it to some where in your mod's scripts.

	if(!isdefined(self.website))
	{
		self.website = newClientHudElem(self); // tell it to make a new hud element
		self.website.archived = false;
		self.website.x = 320; //Hud position X
		self.website.y = 40; //Hud position Y
		self.website.alignX = "center"; //align to the X axis
		self.website.alignY = "middle"; //align to the Y axis
		self.website.sort = 1; // force to draw after the bars
		self.website.fontScale = 3.5;
	}
	self.website setText(&"LOCALIZATION_FILE"); //This is what text to show using a localization file or inline text.

Try something like that...

Oh, thanks for that code, was looking for that. Just a quick question though, what I the hud's size? So that we can position text correctly. Like if it is 100 units wide, using self.website.x = 50; would place the text at center?

Thankyou.

HUD dimensions things are on a 640x480 grid

this is one that i use, fades in and out between 2 word, and only needs to be called up at the start of loading all the scripts instead for each player

<br />
showlogo()<br />
{<br />
	level notify("stop_logo"); // just in case it gets called up twice<br />
	level endon("stop_logo");<br />
<br />
	if(isDefined(level.logoText)) // if it was called up twice, then destroy the old one<br />
		level.logoText destroy();<br />
<br />
	level.logoText = newHudElem(); // make new HUD element for all players and players that may come on<br />
	level.logoText.x = 480;<br />
	level.logoText.y = 470;<br />
	level.logoText.alignX = "center";<br />
	level.logoText.alignY = "middle";<br />
	level.logoText.alpha = 0;<br />
	level.logoText.sort = 15;<br />
	level.logoText.fontScale = 1.4; // the smallest fontscale is 1.4... which isnt very small ):<br />
	level.logoText.archieved = true;<br />
<br />
	for(;;)<br />
	{<br />
		level.logoText fadeOverTime(1);<br />
		level.logoText.alpha = 1;<br />
		level.logoText setText("^5Freeze Tag By ^1KiLL3R ^5v1.3");<br />
		wait 5;<br />
		level.logoText fadeOverTime(1);<br />
		level.logoText.alpha = 0;<br />
		wait 1;<br />
		level.logoText fadeOverTime(1);<br />
		level.logoText.alpha = 1;<br />
		level.logoText setText("^1Xfire: ^2zak4000");<br />
		wait 5;<br />
		level.logoText fadeOverTime(1);<br />
		level.logoText.alpha = 0;<br />
		wait 1;<br />
	}<br />
}<br />

Wait killer... what do you mean by only needs to be called up at the start of loading all the scripts instead for each player... It isn't going to loop so how are all of the players going to see it if it isn't called up for each player? Yes your way is more efficient, but I don't see how it is not going to be called for each player... is there something I don't understand?

newHudElem()
goes on everyones screen all the time (including players that may connect later)

newTeamHudElem(team)
only goes on the set team, "allies", "axis" or "spectator" all the time (including players that may connect later and join that team)

newClientHudElem(player)
only goes on player (of course, in this case they have to be actually on the server at the time)

when i say all the time, that is until the HUD element destroyed or something

edited on Apr. 11, 2008 05:32 pm by .KiLL3R.

Woot KiLL3R. Thx. Did you know I was gonna post this? lololol.